2025 Saga Light Fantasy

2025 Saga Light Fantasy

Event Overview

"Saga Light Fantasy", which is familiar to many people as the late autumn saga's wind poem, is the 36th in 2024. Plenty of illuminations make the whole city of Saga mockingly, including the fantastic spot electronery set up at various places on the central boulevard, and the street tree electronery along the street that warmly wraps around the walking people.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Around Saga Central Boulevard
  • Address:   
  • Central Boulevard, Saga City, Saga Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Saga Station → 1 minute walk
  • Car Access:   
8km20 minutes from Nagasaki Road Saga Yamato IC via National Route 263.264
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0952-40-7104 (Saga Light Fantasy Executive Committee Secretariat)

Event Period

  • October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) - January 12, 2026 (Monday, Holiday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Illumination


Street tree jewelry


Tojin Town Town Town Square

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